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Freehold Intermediate School

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Freehold Intermediate School ranks 548 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 27% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Freehold Intermediate School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Freehold Borough School District in New Jersey. The school has 519 students and is located at 280 Park Avenue, Freehold, NJ 07728.

Freehold Intermediate School consistently underperforms the state averages on NJSLA/PARCC assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.7% of 6th graders, 46.8% of 7th graders, and 39.9% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 56.1%, 57%, and 57.1% respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 20.5% of 6th graders, 31.5% of 7th graders, and 7.9% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state averages of 39.8%, 38.8%, and 20.7%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Freehold Intermediate School to nearby middle schools, such as Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Howell Township Middle School North, and Cedar Drive Middle School, it becomes clear that Freehold Intermediate School is underperforming significantly. These nearby schools have much higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Freehold Intermediate School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.61% to 80.15% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

498

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,254

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Park Avenue
Freehold, NJ 07728-2096

(732) 761-2156

District: Freehold Borough School District

Students who attend Freehold Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Freehold Borough High School

Feeder schools for Freehold Intermediate School:

Elementary:	Freehold Learning Center
	Park Avenue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.3%

White:

9.6%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg43%

548^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

505^th of 609Freehold Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	548 of 752	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	522 of 743	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	538 of 748	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	521 of 745	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	463 of 652	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	436 of 745	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	423 of 716	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	448 of 712	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	433 of 713	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	464 of 713	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.9	559 of 717	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	540 of 704	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	512 of 677	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	561 of 684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	548 of 677	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	536 of 664	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	513 of 640	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	502 of 631	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	516 of 615	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	490 of 599	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.9	413 of 588	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.4	447 of 574	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	149 of 361	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	229 of 356	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	133 of 326	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	84 of 326	74.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	193 of 343	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	199 of 320	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	188 of 288	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	167 of 270	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	121 of 197	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	115 of 227	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	124 of 202	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	550 of 728	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	477 of 717	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	484 of 720	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	477 of 726	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	438 of 625	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	437 of 703	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	405 of 680	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	424 of 608	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	424 of 589	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	380 of 587	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	386 of 591	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	299 of 480	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	226 of 524	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	222 of 504	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	409 of 613	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	347 of 584	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	308 of 568	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	288 of 549	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	232 of 467	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	138 of 541	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	204 of 522	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	503 of 726	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	515 of 719	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	513 of 718	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	536 of 730	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	424 of 635	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	397 of 697	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	398 of 675	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	442 of 507	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	288 of 510	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	423 of 505	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	350 of 535	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	375 of 401	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	332 of 492	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	359 of 471	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	228 of 502	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	131 of 510	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	146 of 509	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	242 of 512	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	126 of 435	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	157 of 504	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	191 of 497	61.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)59th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I59%+13 vs state

English Language Arts40%-17 vs state

Mathematics21%-14 vs state

Science6%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freehold Intermediate School	Public	6-8	280 Park Avenue	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 761-2156	498	51	9.8	80.5%	48 (9.6%)	30 (6.0%)	400 (80.3%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	26	548^th of 752 public middle schools	27.1%		28.1	522^nd of 743 public middle schools	29.7%	26	5.7	32.7	46.8	39.9	20.5	31.5	7.9		58.7	58.7			$13,254	$1,996	$11,258
Clifton T. Barkalow School	Public	6-8	498 Stillwells Corner Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 431-4403	574	70	8.2	15.0%	426 (74.2%)	28 (4.9%)	74 (12.9%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	73.9	164^th of 752 public middle schools	78.2%		68.1	204^th of 743 public middle schools	72.5%	40	18.3	69.5	73.5	67.0	56.6	63.4	35.2		93.4	93.7			$11,513	$244	$11,269
Dwight D. Eisenhower School	Public	6-8	279 Burlington Road	Freehold	07728	Monmouth County	Freehold Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 431-3910	582	68	8.5	15.5%	400 (68.7%)	29 (5.0%)	69 (11.9%)	61 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.3%)	73	172^nd of 752 public middle schools	77.1%		75.5	158^th of 743 public middle schools	78.7%	14	23.6	67.2	68.4	72.7	54.4	61.0	24.3		86.6	87.1			$10,436	$118	$10,318
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School	Public	7-8	155 Millhurst Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2650	1,207	87	13.8	15.0%	829 (68.7%)	28 (2.3%)	150 (12.4%)	153 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.7%)	81.9	110^th of 752 public middle schools	85.4%		83.6	90^th of 743 public middle schools	87.9%	20	30.0		77.0	80.7		58.3	38.3	100.0	93.2	95.0	98.8	98.8	$8,020	$14	$8,006
Cedar Drive Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Cedar Drive	Colts Neck	07722	Monmouth County	Colts Neck Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 946-0055	319	42	7.5	3.4%	268 (84.0%)	4 (1.3%)	30 (9.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	90	45^th of 752 public middle schools	94.0%		89.2	49^th of 743 public middle schools	93.4%	4	28.0	91.0	85.8	88.0	79.4	70.9	51.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,516	$216	$13,300
Pine Brook School	Public	6	155 Pease Road	Manalapan	07726	Monmouth County	Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 786-2800	494	39	12.5	16.8%	380 (76.9%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	58 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)		80.3			65.7								$8,031	$08	$8,023
Marlboro Middle School	Public	6-8	355 County Road 520	Marlboro	07746	Monmouth County	Marlboro Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 972-2100	935	94	9.9	8.2%	652 (69.7%)	18 (1.9%)	76 (8.1%)	165 (17.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	76.3	149^th of 752 public middle schools	80.2%		78.8	132^nd of 743 public middle schools	82.2%	17	23.7	82.3	69.4	67.3	63.7	50.6	36.7	100.0	95.7	96.9	100.0	100.0	$9,749	$20	$9,729
Millstone Township Middle School	Public	6-8	5 Dawson Court	Millstone Township	08535	Monmouth County	Millstone Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 786-0950	423	46	9.2	8.0%	317 (74.9%)	16 (3.8%)	46 (10.9%)	34 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	70.7	191^st of 752 public middle schools	74.6%		68.8	202^nd of 743 public middle schools	72.8%	11	28.9	61.2	78.4	62.0	46.2	49.1	36.5		80.6	83.7	100.0	100.0	$13,011	$379	$12,632
Howell Township Middle School North	Public	6-8	501 Squankum Yellowbrook Road	Farmingdale	07727	Monmouth County	Howell Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 919-0095	970	78	12.4	32.0%	564 (58.1%)	49 (5.1%)	249 (25.7%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.3%)	66.1	232^nd of 752 public middle schools	69.1%		60	277^th of 743 public middle schools	62.7%	45	16.6	67.2	61.5	66.0	50.5	46.6	36.4	100.0	97.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	$10,272	$63	$10,209
Carl W. Goetz Middle School	Public	6-8	835 Patterson Road	Jackson	08527	Ocean County	Jackson Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 833-4610	978	78	12.5	37.3%	560 (57.3%)	50 (5.1%)	295 (30.2%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	37 (3.8%)	46	391^st of 752 public middle schools	48.0%		49	353^rd of 743 public middle schools	52.5%	38	11.5	49.7	42.6	53.4	44.0	29.6	32.7		98.3	98.8	100.0	100.0	$8,153	$09	$8,144

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